CONTROVERSIAL research led by Dr Lynne Sneddon of Edinburgh University on whether or not fish can feel pain will not alter the Government’s enthusiastic support for angling as a sport and pastime claimed Labour MP Martin Salter who is Parliamentary adviser to Sports Minister Richard Caborn.Mr Salter said: “The conclusions of the Edinburgh University research […]

National Angling Alliance Press Statement A TEAM of scientists from the Roslin Institute and the University of Edinburgh are claiming that as a consequence of their recent research, they have demonstrated that fish can perceive pain. This follows work performed on live rainbow trout in which the fish were injected with poisons, after which their physiology […]

ENGLAND have taken the World Under 21 Angling Championships at Bridlington, with Ireland taking the bronze and England also taking the individual gold in the shape of Daniel Mogridge.The Championship plus the Under 16s event which was won by Croatia took place over five days last week and were supported by East Riding of Yorkshire […]

PRESS RELEASE THE auction of a remarkable private collection of fine antiques – which includes some rare and unusual fishing items – accumulated by the late Cotswold entrepreneur, John Parry, is attracting significant interest from collectors and dealers from around the world.From the success of his business ventures, throughout his life John Parry built up this […]

From left to right: Tunnel Barn’s Mike Hamlington, fourth-placed Dave Ryan, Cudmore’s Cyril Brewster, 2003 UK Premier League Champion Darren Mulhair, second-placed Pete Caton and third-placed John Glover jnr. BROWNING Cudmore Fishery walked off with the inaugural UK Premier Angling League trophy, thanks to the efforts of team man Darren Mulhair, who topped the field of […]

STOP PRESS….  BLUEBELL Lake’s famous big common carp has been banked at a new venue record of 60lb, Total-Fishing can reveal.Britain’s biggest common carp, known as Benson, fell to the rod of St Neots, Cambs angler Andy Childs, who smashed his personal best by a massive 42lb in the process.The Kingfisher Lake fish took a single […]

A SMALL north-east company that grows sea worms is celebrating its success after winning not one, but two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in this year’s honours.Based at Lynemouth, on the Alcan Power Station site, near Ashington, Seabait Limited operates the World’s first temperate, marine worm farm, utilising waste heat-energy from a nearby power station in order […]

International auctioneers, Bonhams is to offer a selection of early carvedand cased fish, rods, reels, and flies in an Angling Sale on Friday, 16 May2003.  The sale, which will take place at Bonhams in Honiton, comprises morethan 300 lots, most significant of which is a worthy catch of carved woodenfish that date from the late […]

DES Taylor’s plans to expose the hypocrisy of the river close season by running a ‘legal’ match on the River Severn in May have taken a bit of a knock, as the Environment Agency has suddenly moved the goalposts.Des was to run the match under the auspices of fishing for salmon with worm, a method […]

IRISH anglers are demanding answers after a second outbreak of Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis, known as ‘mad fish disease’ has been detected in Northern Ireland.The Ulster Angling Federation, which represents some 11,000 anglers, has warned the killer virus could have disastrous consequences for wild salmon stocks.The federation says the Department of Agriculture could have done more […]

Ray lands a carp on his way to victoryBarford Lakes Fish O Mania qualifier A CHANGE in the weather brought cooler temperatures and bitterly cold easterly wind which affected the match weights at the favored Colton Lake, with many anglers at finding it near impossible to hold a pole in the first hour.   The Pleasure […]

THE World Junior and Youth Shore Angling Championships will be fished on the East Riding of Yorkshire Coast over Easter Week and the match will be attended by the government’s Sports Minister, Richard Caborn.Fourteen teams from countries arrive on Easter Friday at Far Grange Caravan Park, Skipsea, the Headquarters of the Championships, which are being […]

THOSE of you using the Carp and Sea Discussion board have felt somewhat left out of things after Van den Eynde’s kind offer to sponsor the Coarse forums by giving a case of groundbait away to the writer of the best thread of the month. Well there’s no need to feel that way any more, […]

SOME long-awaited research into the river close season has concluded that half of all rod licence holders want to retain the three-month river close season. Exactly 50 per cent of those surveyed are in favour of the close season, while 35 per cent want it scrapped and 15 per cent are undecided. When asked for […]

DON’T forget that Total-Fishing now has its own shop and by shopping there online you are helping to keep the site online. The shop bosses have highlighted that among many tasty offers at the moment there’s an extra 10% off already reduced prices on the following: – Daiwa Tournament Luggage – ABU XLence Luggage– Fishrite Fleece Suits – carp […]